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The Rivera Knucklehead K Tre Amp Head features outrageous amounts of gain - more than any Rivera amps before it - without losing any of the legendary note definition. Along with endless sustain comes a massive bottom end, totally controllable with the Patent Pending Foundation control.

The K120TRE Knucklehead K Tre also features a clean channel topology with tremendous headroom, for a stunning amount of rhythm dynamic range.

It's the Knucklehead to the power of Tre!

Redesigned: high gain, powerful, unlimited sustain, massive bottom end, gigantic headroom for rhythm, assignable effects Loop, amazing Foundation control, distortion with definition and edge, highs without harshness but with full body, and low noise.

Rivera Amplification unleashes the latest in the illustrious Knucklehead series of amplifier tops, the Knucklehead Tre!

Rivera K120TRE Knucklehead Tre 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head Features:

  • High Gain
  • Powerful, unlimited sustain
  • Massive bottom end
  • Gigantic headroom for rhythm
  • Assignable Effects Loop
  • Amazing Foundation control
  • Distortion with definition and edge
  • Highs without harshness but with full body
  • Low noise

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Rivera K120TRE Knucklehead Tre 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head Specifications:

  • 120 Watts RMS of luscious EL-34 Tube power
  • 2 Independent Channels powered by 5 12AX7 Tubes
  • 3 band passive interactive tone controls on each channel
  • Most high gain lead channel Rivera has ever offered, sustain for years, packed with thunderous bottom end-totally controllable with patent pending Foundation control
  • Clean Channel with massive headroom and dynamic range
  • Totally adjustable serial effects loop with hard wire bypass and footswitchable
  • Rugged Rivera construction, with military and audiophile grade components, oversize transformers, and most of all, built to last
  • 3-function footswitch included

Rivera K120TRE Knucklehead Tre 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head

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Average of 5 User Ratings

Overall

Overall: 9.50

Quality

Quality: 10.00

Features

Features: 8.50

Value

Value: 9.00

Customer Reviews

Overall

Overall: 9

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 8

K-TRE 120
Posted by MAXWELL from USA on Jun 27, 2009
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: hobbyist
Reviewer's Play Style: Metal
I own this amp and feel it is the best metal amp I've played. The cleans are Fender like and the best I've heard from a high gainer. The gain channel is brutal. It has enough gain for any style of metal. I can play brutal death metal with the gain on 6. It is very loud but also sounds great at bedroom volume by using the effects loop levels as a master volume. I like to use a tube screamer as a clean boost to tighten it up. This amp also seems to have really high build quality compared to my Krank Chadwick

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 10

Value

Value: 10

This head is a beast
Posted by untoldguitarist from Florida on Oct 8, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Hobbyist , Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Metal, Hard Rock, Some Blues
Ok if you want the best of both having a killer clean and one of the best gain channels on the planet this is your amp. I played Mostly Heavy Metal and let me tell you once I played this amp before buying it I sold my Mesa Boogie Road King series 1 serial #646 and this crushed it at any style of music you threw at it. Also remember this amp is very picky about the speakers you use. I use JBL E 120'S in a 2x12 cabinet. And I will put my 2x12 rig against any full stack and it is that loud with the JBL'S that are 300 watts a piece. I use to ESP LTD'S with EMG'S and they match up perfectly with this amp. So do your self a favor and be different a crush most other amplifiers at double the price; that is how good this amp sounds.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

Rivera K-TRE review
Posted by J Max from Kansas on Sep 18, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Metal of all types, Classic rock, blues
If you want the high gain brutality of a 6505 only less fizz and more definition this is your amp. The cleans are among the best ever from a high gain amp. It sounds great even at lower volumes when I set the send and return on the loop to about 4.5 or so. It's built in boost is not even needed but I clean boost the front of mine with a ts-9 and I'm in metal heaven.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 8

Value

Value: 10

The amp that can cover any Tone
Posted by untoldguitarist from Lakeland ,Fl on Sep 1, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician,
Reviewer's Play Style: melodic rock to Death Metal
My K Tre was built in late 2006 with the Rare Kevelar Tolex that only endorsed artist can buy from Rivera directly. And let me tell you this amp kick some Major a** and is the best sounding Amp I have ever owned and played through and also has the most amazing clean channel on a high gain amp I have ever heard. So if you are looking for a very versatile high gain amp look no further because you will find everything you need in the K Tre. FYI this amp can produce any Tone you want it to.

Overall

Overall: 10

Quality

Quality: 10

Features

Features: 9

Value

Value: 10

Rivera Knucklehead Tre
Posted by Hecticone from Stoughton Wi. on Jul 27, 2008
Experience w/product: I own it
Reviewer's Background: Active Musician
Reviewer's Play Style: Heavy blues and rock
A very good head for the money. A clean channel to die for with more than enough gain on tap for any ones liking. Very articulate with phenomenol touch dynamics. This one you have to try to believe.

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Rivera K120TRE Knucklehead Tre 120W Tube Guitar Amp Head

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